PROGRAM DESCRIPTION & COURSE OUTLINE
MASTER OF EDUCATION IN INCLUSIVE EDUCATION:
TESOL
(for previously certified teachers)

Program Update/Description
Course Outline
Degree Requirements
Certification
Cost

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Department of Inclusive Education: 770-423-6577

Department Chair: Dr. Deborah Wallace-- dwallace@kennesaw.edu

Assistant Department Chair: Dr. Patty Crawford -- pcrawfo4@kennesaw.edu

The M.Ed. in TESOL prepares professional teacher leaders with advanced knowledge, skills and dispositions of:

* Characteristics, procedures, curriculum, and methods of instructing students who are culturally and linguistically diverse in the general education curriculum and classroom;
* Assessment, documentation, communication, and accommodations for all students in inclusive classrooms and curriculum;
* Ethical services for all students;
* Collaborative structures;
* Federal Law and corresponding rights of English Language Learners.

This new program was developed for individuals who already have a clear renewable teaching certificate. The program uses a collaborative model that reflects the needs of teachers to serve all students in P-12 education settings. It prepares teachers to meet the needs of students who are culturally and linguistically diverse. Course work emphasizes the commonalities of the instructional needs of diverse students and highlights specific practices to foster language acquistion while simultaneously teaching content.

The original ESOL endorsement program has been revised and improved to meet national standards of TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages). Thus, this program is transdisciplinary in nature and built upon research in General Education and ESOL.

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COURSE OUTLINE

Fall I (6 Semester Hours)
INED 7781 Cultural Issues for ESOL Teachers
INED 7782 Applied Linguistics for ESOL Teachers

Spring I (6 Semester Hours)
INED 7783 Methods & Materials for Teaching ESOL
INED 7784 ESOL Endorsement Practicum

Summer I (6 Semester Hours)
INED 7741 Educational Research
INED 7750 Language, Power & Pedagogy

Fall II (6 Semester Hours)
INED 7760 Developing Curriculum for Diverse Learners
INED 7780 Collaborative Practices

Spring II (6 Semester Hours)
EDRD 7718 Content Area Reading
INED 7731 Assessment for English Language Learners

Summer III (6 Semester Hours)
INED 7790 Documenting Professional Growth
Guided Elective

TOTAL: 36 SEMESTER HOURS

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DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Degree Requirements
The requirements for completion of an M.Ed.in TESOL includes:
1.completion of a minimum of 33 hours of approved graduate course work;
2.an earned cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 in all graduate course work at Kennesaw State University;
4.successful completion and presentation of a professional portfolio (See SPED Portfolio Handbook).

Portfolio
A portfolio serves as a permanent record of the candidate’s individual progress while working toward a Master of Education degree. The portfolio encourages the Kennesaw State University candidate as a learning facilitator to implement a systematic, reflection-in-action approach to problem solving and decision making. The portfolio provides a detailed authentic picture of the candidate’s professional practice and reflective analysis of the integration of courses taken supported by theory and resource literature. Changes in classroom practice as well as in oneself are documented. Impact on student achievement is documented. Portfolio assignments are integrated in each course syllabi. Candidates enroll in a capstone course to support portfolio development and a presentation during the candidate’s final semester of study. See the M.Ed. Portfolio Handbook for further information.

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CERTIFICATION

For additional information on certification, please e-mail
Kellie Oxford koxford@kennesaw.edu,
Certification Officer in the Teacher Education Advisement Center at KSU.

For additional information on the M.Ed. in Special Education,
please email Alisha Bello abello1@kennesaw.edu
Graduate Coordinator in the Teacher Education Advisement Center at KSU.